| 1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 10,001 You Must Download (2015 Update)
| 1-1001 |
| Blender (USA) - The 1001 Greatest Songs to Download Right Now! (2003)
| No Order |
| Blender (USA) - Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s (2005)
| 57 |
| Boom 99.7 (USA) - The Top 499 Songs of All Time (2016)
| 209 |
| Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005)
| No Order |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (2001)
| 101 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s (2015)
| 70 |
| Spectrum Culture (USA) - 100 Best Songs of the '80s (2017)
| 36 |
| Swellsville, Chuck Eddy (USA) - The 100 Best Singles of the 80s (1990)
| 10 |
| TimeOut (USA) - 1000 Songs to Change Your Life (2008)
| No Order |
| TimeOut New York (USA) - 50 Best '80s Songs (2015)
| 3 |
| Woxy.com (USA) - Modern Rock 500 Songs of All Time (combined rank 1989-2009)
| 486 |
| Gary Mulholland (UK) - This Is Uncool: The 500 Best Singles Since Punk Rock (2002)
| No Order |
| Mark Ellingham (USA) - The Rough Guide Book of Playlists: 5,000 Songs You Must Download (2007)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - 80 from the 80s: Our Fave 45s for Each Year, 1980-1989 (2007)
| 3 |
| NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2014)
| 148 |
| Q (UK) - 50 Greatest British Tracks (2005)
| 28 |
| Q (UK) - The 80 Best Records of the 80s (2006)
| 8 |
| Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear (2009)
| No Order |
| TimeOut London (UK) - 50 Best '80s Songs (2015)
| 1 |
| Wanadoo (UK) - The 20 Best Songs of the 80s
| No Order |
| Theater van het Sentiment, Radio 2 (NL) - Top 40 Songs by Year 1969-2000 (2013)
| 12 |
| Musikexpress (Germany) - The 700 Best Songs of All Time (2014)
| 146 |
| Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 50 Best Songs of the 1980s (2010)
| No Order |
| Spex (Germany) - The Best Singles of the Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Marty Willson-Piper, InDeepMusicArchive.net (Australia) - Song of the Day Selections (approx. 1983-present)
| No Order |
| Toby Creswell (Australia) - 1001 Songs (2005)
| No Order |
| Toby Creswell (Australia) - Rockwiz Decades: The Greatest Songs of Our Time (2015)
| No Order |
| Ezio Guaitamacchi (Italy) - Mille canzoni che ci hanno cambiato la vita [1,000 Songs That Changed Our Lives] (2009)
| No Order |
| Luca Sofri (Italy) - Playlist: 2978 canzoni di cui non potete fare a meno [2,978 Songs You Can't Live Without] (2008)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Songs of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year
| 16 |